Apparatus for baking, glazing, or enameling brick, tile, or other articles.



L. HQUZE. .PAEATUS POB BAKING,r GLAZING, GR ENAMELING BRICK, 'HL-E, 0B UTET;

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. L. HoUzE. APPARATUS POR BAKING, GLAZING, .OR `ENAMLLING BRICK-TILE, 0R OTHER ARTIGLES. APPLICATION FILED O0T.12, 190B. 4 952,1 96. Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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L. HOUZE. 0R ENAMELING BRICK, TILE, 0B OTHER ARTICLES. APPLoA'rIoN FILED 001.12, 190s.

APPARATUS' Pon BAXING, GLAZING 952, 1 96.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

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TE @TATES @ERBE HUZE, F N'lEREY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOB 0F GlE-TI-HRD T0 Bu. H. WILLE'Y,

MATT, F BERKELEY,

.@.PEJLTUS F9151 BAKING; GLAZING, EEAMEILNG EBRCK, TILE, OB ARTICLES?.

Speci'cation ci Lettera Zatcut. Patente@ Main fifi, iiia Applicaiion Med October 12,' w53. .Berici No. 457,3.

Tc c whom i may concern:

. Bc it known that I, LUKE HOUZE, a citizen of faiic 'United States, residing at Monterey, inl iic ccimy of Monterey and State of Caiifci'nia, have invcntcii a. new and useful 1 Apparatus for Baking, Glazing, or Enameliiig Brick, Tile, @robber Articles, of which thc fciiowiiig is c specificaiicn.

This imfenticn is piacticaily intended foi gisa'siig ci.' ciicmciing bi'icku tiie ci' other aiicics by mpi@ mii ccntinuous operation) :uic ii, is @isc apfiiicaiiic for baking ci' burn- Hic invention pioriaics 'for continuous ami rcpifi cpciizicn the baking, burning ci* ligging wais-ssc in pia-cs of mensual sicw ciipci wficcfui piccess generally iii aac The iisuci pcc-ccas i to stack the mlic be miic@ ci@ giiizcd. in' a kiln, and cipsc die kiki, cmi subject the ariicics ci tiic, it ui'iscisizicizci'y 'in that ii; prf i" iiicqimiij/ m hickiicss of coating duc Mire ruiming ci giace on the vertical 'giazcfi suracc ami in that it' roduce Vaniaicii ci' ccicr by mcquaxhty c' beat in diicr# cui piiis ci thc kii'n.'

The mam. object ci the vpresent, invciimon is to ciiminctc the above mcniioned diii.-l

milities, 'cizcapcn iii@ cost of manufacture and increase ih@ uniformity of the roducc by subjecting iii@ biici ci tile to i c requisiirc heat foi licking ci glazing as bhe case may be, by ccntinucus cpcraiion, thcmrticle bcing passed through ic apparatus in such ii'lz'imier that thc Icqxiisiic heat is (iircced on to the afticies successively and in a uniform manner. 1

The accompanying di'wings illustrate the cpparus ccnsiituting thc invention.

Figui@ l is sicngituinal vertical section cf tiic apparatus paily in side eievaticn. 2 is a, 'hcrizonmi section of lihe appa mais cii'hc iinc @zw/v2 in l. F 3 is zi raiisvcrsc through the stack. Fig. 4 is an end ei-cwcticm Fig. 5 isa partici pica Fig is c side clcvation of a paf; ci? i-iic ixicchcnism 'ciaaijusing the height of the cariici' mismas-u Fig. 7 iB a plan of a part ning mici' :1 pail of gears cf the mack means for supporting file carrieivmerms. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevatici: showing the appiicciion to baking tile.

The apparatus comprises a carrier oi' convcyci means l for suppcrting the brick or tilc ic be clawed or ih@ 'tiie im bc baked or giaze c inace chamber extending over c portion said ccmreyer tc heat the brick ci' iii@ carried by the cci'ivcyci'7 c warming chamber 7 cxicmiing imm the furnacc chaziibci ami cvcz imciiici portion cf iiic ccivcycr to iwaiiii the brick or tile VPiocfcrc iicy cacii time fumacc chamiiei, amiga iuc of stack means Sciiccrifyiiig c@ the pvc-.fiuctsi of ccmiousiicn fram iiic Wuming chimibez., The mfsciiiiic is shown as in (iupiicac, twc of the ccnvcyci'siiieingi pic viiicci. (jimm-v iie i cmi 7 as weii as cciivcycrs 'l are supporcii; by Wallis 5.3;

Each convcycr ccmistc ci an apron cai'- ile. by two cmiieiis chains i? suppmfcfi and by' caving gcm Whccis 2 and run- :iif thc other emi of l`thc, cppciaius. Truck wiiec'is i8.' are jmiiicicd on iiic links ci' ccnvcyei" ci'iins i and mm cn ii'acizs i6 which extend die ciiiiic cxicning cci'css' cctwcen the two ciiciiis aa- @sich side of ih@ comfcyci- :imi forms a camfici* for suppcriing the brick cr tiic. racks 16 ifs-e siippci'cc mi ccssbeams i5, siidixig in vcicai mide ways 9 :imi smmcfcxi and @perm/ed y screws 21 which scicw through siippcrs 19 :it lilic lowest @mi of guide ways S md rctaifibiy cngcgc 'hcxcs 2O which sific vertically cn, ssii; guiiic Ways siic'can'y iii@ cmssbeam l5 cioesmd. The scppcting screws 2i. carry sprocket visfhieeis Z2 ccnncckc together by sprocket chain so thi-ii, il of iic iiiting devices for nypnc hack can bc cpemicc simultanecusig'i/b manual or cibi-2i.' cpciating means 1 1 c@ ciic ci said scicws Means are also p fovidcd cx taking up slack in the supporting chains tc keep themiciii', said mccns frompi'ising iicxcs 2% in which hc siasi@ 2o fc3' cach piii cf sprocket whccls is gcuijnaicii,

iiicways i2 in Whichisaid bc'icgi ams i'oiigl; iiiciincii siidaiic, an@ "tigiici'img sfewlicws 2.@ im Mijiisiziiag: the pcsiticn ci? sziidgiicism @iid giiiiic Ways. @pc'ciiiigg pais spmcici; wheeis 2 is provicsi wiiiii firwmg mccns @4i scarse a high temperature by passing beneatitle heating chamber, 'The ioor of the'he'ating chamber is brought to thel temperature of heat required'for the operation 1200to 2000 .degrees Fahrenheit, it being understoodthat in any case the furnace will be brought to' the temperature required for the operation in hand. The tile -pass out from beneath` the delivery end ofthe heating chamber and are cooled iis above' described in the case of the brick and eventually removed from the vconveyer. IIn glazing the tile, the processis substantially the same as with the-'glazing of brick, the temperature being lower for glazing than for burning.v

.l .iVhat I claim is:

l.4 An apparatus for baking clay products forburning 'or glazing same comprising a conveyer, means for producing continuous longitudinal motion thereof, a furnace chamber extending over part of the' conn veyer and having a flat loor extending over the conveyor and adapted to transmit and radiate heat from thetfurnace chamber to- 'ward the conveyen' a' warming chamber l communicating with the furnace chamber 5 and extending over a part ofthe conveyer in ,advance of the' furnace chamber, and

means 'for leading products of combustion from the furnace chamber through the warming chamber, the. said furnaefe and warming chambers and the 'floors 'thereo being wholly above the conveyor, whereby the products on' the conveyerA are .heated only on their upper surfaces to direct the heat from the ioor downwardly onto the products on the conveyor. 5 2. An apparatus for baking clay Vproducts for burning or glazing same comprising `a conveyer, 'means for producing con-l tinuous longitudinal motion thereof, a fun..

nacechamber extending over part of the conveyer and having a fiat ioor extending over the conveyer and adapted to transmit and radiate heat from the furnace chamber toward the conveyer, a warming chamber communicating with the furnace chamber' 'and extending over a -partof the conveyor in advance of thefurnace chamber, and

means for leading products of combustion wrom the furnace through the Warming chamber, the conveyor extendingfbeyond the warming chalnbe'l to form a receiving portion and' exten ing 'beyond the furnace chamber to form aV cooling and delivery portion, the said furnace and warming 'chambers and the floor-'s thereof being wholly above the conveyor, whereby the products .on the conveyor Vare heated onlyA on 'their upper surfaces to direct the heat fromme ioordownwardly-onto the proda'ucts for burning orglazmgjsane compris- Iinga conveyor, means for producing com tinuous. longitudinalwmotion thereof, a iurnace chamber enterniingv crier part of the conveyor and having a dat iioor'extending 'over the conveyor and adapted to transmit and radiate heat from the furnace chamber toward the conveyor, a warming'chamber communicating with the furnace chamber and extending overa part of theconveyer in'advance of the furnace chamber, means for leading products of combustion ro'ni the furnace throughathe warming chamber, the conveyer extendingfbeyond the Warming chamber ,to forni a receivingportion anden- A tending beyond the urnacechamr to form a cooling and delivery portion, anda omver. l means extending over the'rst parti4 of saidj cooling portion' of the conVByer, he said j. I furnace and Warming chambers nd the'o ioors thereof being wholly above the con veyer, whereby the products on *the conveyer are heated only. on their upper .suru faces to direct the heatfrointhe' floor. downwardly onto the products on the conveyer.

4. An apparatus for' baking or glazing clay products Lfor burning or glazing the. same comprising two' endless chains, lcaarierf-"y means supported by saidchains forming al conveyor apron, two pairs of sprocket '205 Wheels. supporting .said chains, -Ineans forJ driving a` airv of vsaid sprocket wheels7 means for ongitudinal .ad3ustment of the other pair lof sprocket 1wheels`to tighten the conveyor. chains, means -for vertical ad- 110 justment of a part ofthe conveyer chains,` and avheating chamber etending over part of the conveyor apron and havingf a floor adaptedto receive and transmit heat V l from the heating chamber and radiate'I it 115 toward the conveyerapron the said heating chamber .and 'its vdoor being wholly -above the conyeyer apron. l

l LUKE y"HOUZE V Gao. `S. GoULn, Jr.,

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